The competitive trail ultramarathon racing season kicked off at the 2026 Hong Kong 100k on Saturday, January 24. While the weather was relatively cool, competition was hot, featuring many of the top runners from the global East. In the women's race, Vietnam's Hậu Hà and Veronika Leng, who is from Slovakia but lives in Hong Kong, finished in a tie, while China's Gui-Du Qin dominated the men's race in an emotional win.